TOZIER, a cleaner of wool. Peculiar to co. Devon.
RICHARD, Berwick, first at Boston where he m. 3 July 1656 Judith Smith, dau. of Thomas and gr.dau. of Simon of Stepney, co. Surrey, who named her and her husb. in his will 3 Oct. 1665. Barring divorce, it is impossible that he was the husb. of ‘ dau. Tozier’ (with eldest s. John Green) who was alive and legatee of her fa. Robert Blott of Boston in 1662. Taxed Cochecho 1659 but that yr. mov. to Salmon Falls where he had Kittery gr. Bounds dispute with Wm Piles 1667. Killed by Ind. 16 Oct. 1675, adm. to wid. 16 July 1676. Lists 25, 33, 298. Adm. on est. of his mo. Judith to s. Richard 18 June 1683. The real est. was conveyed in sixths.
Children:
Thomas, b. Boston 5 May 1657, poss. killed with fa.
Richard, ± 70 in 1732, ± 73 in 1733-4; m. wid. Elizabeth (Wentworth 11) Sharp; d. s.p. Gr.j. 1694, j. 1701, constable 1702, moderator 1713 and 1716, sergt. 1715. Lists 267b, 296. See Lord (1). Original memb. Berwick Ch. 1703. Deeded to Randall neph. 1712-3. Traditionally he was twice an Ind. captive, she thrice, but only rec. is her capture 18 Mar. 1690. Bp. in the Catholic faith and servant to M. Pierre Boucher, she returned in 1695; liv. 1734 when they sold to Samuel Lord.
Simon, Watertown, d. 30 Dec. 1718; by w. Mary had 6 ch. who (of Southboro) deeded to Samuel Lord 22 Sept. 1735.
Judith, no rec. of her except that the mo. was Judith ‘sr.’ in 1683.
Elizabeth, m. Richard Randall ( 16).
Ann, m. 1st Stephen Jenkins (12), m. 2d David Kincade (1), m. 3d Thomas Potts (2). See Corson.
Martha, liv. as a girl with the Loverings (2), m. 1678 Nathan Lord (7).
John, apprenticed to Capt. Francis Littlefield and ± 18 in 1683 when Capt. John Wincoll was app. his gdn. No heirship deed from him; presum. d. s.p.
